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IAEA Director General Addresses Ukraine Situation.

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is planning to resume pumping water that still remains accessible despite a major loss of water in the Kakhovka reservoir caused by the destruction of the downstream dam earlier this month. The IAEA has increased its presence at the ZNPP in order to monitor compliance with the five basic principles for protecting the plant during the military conflict that were established by Director General Grossi at the United Nations Security Council in late May. The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is extremely fragile.

2 years ago•Source: International Atomic Energy Agency

Minnesota nuclear plant shuts down for repairs after second radioactive water leak.

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3.425 min•2 years ago

Minnesota nuclear plant shuts down for repairs after second radioactive water leak.

Xcel Energy will shut down its Monticello nuclear plant in Minnesota earlier than planned due to another radioactive water leak. The company reported that hundreds of gallons of contaminated water, containing the radioactive isotope tritium, had leaked out since crews made temporary repairs. The plant will be powered down to make permanent repairs after 400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked out beneath the facility late last year. The company insists the leak poses no risk to neighbors or the environment, and the shutdown isn't expected to impact electric service.

via CBS News

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